Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan was born on Christmas day in 1957 in Kent, England, and on his 30th birthday, he narrowly missed landing the Christmas No. 1 on the UK charts with “Fairytale of New York ...
Shane MacGowan, the lead singer of Celtic punk band The Pogues and known the world over for the 1987 hit "Fairytale Of New York," has died aged 65. MacGowan’s wife, Victoria Mary Clarke, announced the ...
The Clash‘s Joe Strummer called the late Shane MacGowan one of the best lyricists of the 20th century. MacGowan’s gutter-drenched vocals and lyrics penetrated the early ’80s London punk scene and the ...
It's a sad day for fans of The Pogues. Shane McGowan, the longtime frontman of the punk band, died at the age of 65, per a statement from his family on The Pogues' Instagram page. "It is with the ...
Nick Cave performed a song by The Pogues at Shane MacGowan’s funeral in Ireland on Friday, 8 December. The Australian musician sang the 1985 hit “A Rainy Night in Soho”, which he previously performed ...
Raise a farewell toast for Shane MacGowan, one of rock’s most fiendishly brilliant growlers, snarlers, songwriters, storytellers, and blackguards. Shane was the resident Celt-punk genius of The Pogues ...
The Pogues frontman, who died Thursday at 65, joined punk to traditional Irish music, establishing himself and the group as its loud and soused heirs. By Gavin Edwards Shane MacGowan, the principal ...
The Pogues are back in the Outer Banks with a fresh sound to match. After an emotional end to the third season, finding the gold but losing two father figures along the way, the Pogues have returned ...
The co-penned Shane MacGowan song Fairytale Of New York is one of the best known Christmas songs blaring out from speakers all across the UK and Ireland every festive season. But for his sister ...
Shane MacGowan funeral – latest: Johnny Depp, Bono and Bob Geldof give readings at Tipperary service
Thousands of mourners including Irish leaders and the country’s biggest celebrities have gathered to pay their respects to Shane MacGowan, the iconic singer of The Pogues, on Friday. The irrepressible ...
Shane MacGowan onstage with the Pogues in 1986. Paul Natkin/Getty Images Shane MacGowan, The Pogues founder and singer-songwriter who in the 1980s melded Irish musical traditions with the ferocious ...
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